SMSFs used a much broader mix of listed investments compared to personal investors, a recent paper from the ASX found.

The SMSF Association has commended the Productivity Commission’s (PC) report on superannuation policy for post-retirement, which highlighted retirees were prudent with their savings, but warned of preservation age perils.

The true cost of running the average SMSF could be as high as $20,000 a year, according to Deakin University.

Automated audit software developer CaseWare Australia and New Zealand will tomorrow release its latest program, SMSF Audit, which aims to improve the productivity and compliance of Australian SMSF auditors.

Vanguard Australia has become the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider to offer investor access to China A-shares after deciding to include the Asian equities as part of its FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF. Effectively the move means Vanguard has changed the benchmark relating to its Emerging Markets Shares ETF from the FTSE Emerging Index to […]

The latest residential property research has shown Sydney to be the strongest market in terms of capital growth for houses. In its May residential property market update, Future Estate cited Domain Group research that indicated a 3.6 per cent increase in the median Sydney house price to an all-time high of $914,056 quarter ended May […]

SMSF trustees and advisers now have access to a new education platform aimed at keeping them up to date with the latest developments in the sector.

Individuals looking to implement a negative gearing strategy to invest in residential property should do so outside of their SMSF, an accounting firm partner has said.

Research house Lonsec’s most recent review of the Australian equities market has shown active fund managers produced better results than index or passive managers. Lonsec’s analysis covered a variety of investment horizons and active managers beat their counterparts each time. Over a one-year period, active managers generated a post-fee average annual return of 5.45 per […]